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On September 13, a car crashed into a tree in Alhambra Circle, Coral Gables, Florida. According to videos made by Local 10 News, neither of the occupants – the 20-year-old male driver and the 19-year-old female passenger – could be saved. When emergency services arrived at the scene, the Tesla in which they were traveling was on fire. So far, the police have not revealed the causes for the collision.
The info available about the crash does not mention exactly which Tesla rammed the tree in Alhambra Circle, with some comments saying it was a Tesla SUV, which means it could only be a Model X or a Model Y.
Tesla advocates protested in this comments section of the said videos (now removed) that it was not relevant to name the brand involved in the wreck. They also said no other incidents received the same treatment just to be proven wrong by other commenters. Even if that was true, at least three elements make it worth mentioning it was a Tesla.
The first one is that Tesla is under investigation due to Autopilot and FSD (Full Self-Driving). If these systems were involved with this crash, it is essential to inform the public and NHTSA about that. Recent videos of FSD show it steering cars into pedestrians and concrete poles on public roads.
The second one is that similar crashes involving Teslas show occupants may have a hard time escaping the vehicle. This is something yet to determine in the collision that killed William Varner and Everette Talbot in Texas on April 17, 2021.
Finally, with at least two crashes ending up in a blaze only in 2021 (as far as we know), it is crucial to determine if Tesla vehicles are more subject to fires when such crashes happen or not. Until the causes are revealed, we are left only with the questions this incident raises. It would be sad enough if this were just an ordinary case of lack of experience aggravated by speed, as some have already decided the whole thing was.
Tesla advocates protested in this comments section of the said videos (now removed) that it was not relevant to name the brand involved in the wreck. They also said no other incidents received the same treatment just to be proven wrong by other commenters. Even if that was true, at least three elements make it worth mentioning it was a Tesla.
The first one is that Tesla is under investigation due to Autopilot and FSD (Full Self-Driving). If these systems were involved with this crash, it is essential to inform the public and NHTSA about that. Recent videos of FSD show it steering cars into pedestrians and concrete poles on public roads.
The second one is that similar crashes involving Teslas show occupants may have a hard time escaping the vehicle. This is something yet to determine in the collision that killed William Varner and Everette Talbot in Texas on April 17, 2021.
Finally, with at least two crashes ending up in a blaze only in 2021 (as far as we know), it is crucial to determine if Tesla vehicles are more subject to fires when such crashes happen or not. Until the causes are revealed, we are left only with the questions this incident raises. It would be sad enough if this were just an ordinary case of lack of experience aggravated by speed, as some have already decided the whole thing was.
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